> The root cause is the decade of zero interest rates which led to companies intentionally overcomplicating their stacks to justify neverending VC rounds. Exte

> The root cause is the decade of zero interest rates which led to companies intentionally overcomplicating their stacks to justify neverending VC rounds. Extended hot take: the true customer of a company are the current and prospective holders of capital, whether VC, private investment, or public markets. Keeping them happy is the main goal of the exec. If your owners' portfolios include real estate, you push "back to the office". If it includes container startups, you deploy on k8s. Your "strategic partnerships" are determined by how much your owners care about propping up investment A investment B.